To Beat LA Traffic, Buses Need Priority
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
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That bike clip at the end was mind blowing. Never realized how much quicker a bike could move through congestion...
it was also kinda scary! no wonder people dont want to bike in some areas, no protection
@@GuthanSlayermakes me want to install a train horn and start biking
I've had this same experience on the bus on Santa Monica Blvd. It's ridiculous to let buses sit in traffic. If buses flew past car drivers, many people would opt to leave their car and take the bus since it's faster, and that would take cars off the road which lessens traffic for car drivers. Car drivers should be clamoring for dedicated bus lanes.
Yes but in the short term the drivers would get mad at how there's a whole lane just for the bus and start screaming at the politician who only cares about short term
@@maYTeus murica
@@tankman_tv9332 to be honest that also happens in canada. also happened in europe. people in general do that, it's just part of being human really
@@red2theelectricboogaloo961 of course its common among humans
@@red2theelectricboogaloo961 that's why we need to explain things.
If some one thinks they need a car, they should celebrate free public transit subsided by congestion charges. "The poor folks" drive in full buses, while "I need a car guy" can drive on a lane freed from "all the poor folks and their old cars". One a side note, the elderly and children get around town on their own safely.
I'm so glad Justin Timberlake understands the importance of transit planning
The fact that an f-150 is now a “car” is part of the problem. The larger part being the personal vehicle I agree
It's worse in most of the rest of the country. Small cars got caught in a no-advertising -> poor sales -> withdrawal from the market loop while it's always Truck Month somewhere because automakers are junkies addicted to the huge profits of huge, crudely engineered rigs.
@@nlpnt Yes, and here in Tennessee they've decided to add an electric vehicle tax because it's "not fair" that they don't pay gas taxes, instead of taxing heavy vehicles in general (electric or mostly not) that damage the roads the most.
If you need a pickup truck for your business, that's fine. What I find odd is that my fuel sipping 4 cylinder sedan cars have seen more gravel backroads in Northern Ontario than a lot of these trucks that are rarely if ever off pavement. I personally think a lot of people have too much money.
Not Just Bikes actually has a great video about this, if you're interested.
@@nlpnt Its cause the fuel economy restrictions on bigger trucks are much less restrictive. This incentivises car producers to just go through the less effort route which in turn makes the bigger cars get pushed. Theres a reason why theres always been those big ford f1050s but the smaller ford rangers went away.
Here from Reddit. Love this! I'm a dedicated LA Metro/bus rider and really wish more people took it. (Though, man, post-pandemic, the trains are kind of a mess)
And they cut a ton of bus lines in 2022 making bus travel even more slow and inconvenient than it already was
For such an environmentally conscious state, the states emphasis on cars is ludicrous. I life in the Bay Area and BART was never great before, but it did get you from A to B. After the pandemic it’s been abysmal
You have a really good way of describing this stuff. "The same predictable route", where "predictable" is the key word that makes someone think train or bus. And quantifying the space that someone consumes with a personal vehicle, which articulates just how wasteful it is, especially when you throw the engine into the mix. And I love how you mentioned people with certain disabilities face barriers to driving - I'm one of them, and it can be frustrating to hear things like "people with disabilities need to drive!", when it is really dependent on the type of disability.
Great video.
Thank you for the nice comment! I purposefully word my script that way for the very reasons you pointed out, so I'm glad to hear your feedback that everything was clear. One thing I could have made clearer was that different disabilities may require different modes of travel, including personal automobile, as you pointed out. I'll keep that in mind for future videos.
The footage at the end of you smoking everybody by riding in an empty bike lane is beautiful
The final shot of you passing the cars tells so much, really powerful. Well made Nimesh
Excellent video! You explained the absurdity of bad traffic so well. Rail transit is great but I think buses with dedicated travel lanes will be what inevitably makes LA a good transit city in the future because buses have such a wide reach. Seattle has a great network of freeway express buses and a bus rapid transit system called RapidRide. If we could basically copy that in LA, it would be amazing.
However I disagree with your dismissal of congestion pricing. It’s something that absolutely needs to happen, and the money it generates could be used to fund fast and frequent express bus service. Improving existing buses with dedicated lanes will only have marginal effects on overall traffic due to induced demand. I agree it’s a hard sell at the moment, but congestion pricing would open up so many mobility options for people if they aren’t stuck in traffic, whether that's on a bus or in a car. For many people, paying a few bucks a day to avoid being stuck in soul-crushing traffic is worth it, and it discourages non-essential trips that contribute to traffic in the first place. Also, Commuter Benefit systems and carpooling can help make congestion tolls more affordable, especially in fields like medicine where people work odd hours that make it even harder to take transit.
I can sympathize with people who argue "we can have congestion pricing after we get a good public transit system", but congestion pricing can be an incredibly valuable tool for creating a good public transit system in the first place.
This is a great point. I actually had one more part in my script that talked about the Express Lanes in San Francisco, where buses go through for free and cars get charged based on congestion levels and number of occupants and how that incorporates the best of both worlds. I didn't end up filming it just for brevity's sake. I guess I'll have to make a part 2 at some point!
@@nimeshinlosangeles We actually have a couple of those express lanes here in LA county on the 10 and 110 freeways! A RUclipsr called Trains Are Awesome made a really cool video called "Why do these buses run on the left? The El Monte Busway in LA" which showcases the bus service that runs on the expresslanes and is funded in part by the tolls. Totally get that it's hard to show all the nuance in a short amount of time though.
Looking forward to your next video!
You can take that trip on an electric scooter, zip past traffic, and average just under 15 mph
The more I live in LA the more I think our solution is rail and bus trunk lines on major corridors, and bike lanes and local busses feeding into the trunk lines.
Congestion pricing should only happen after there is a very large amount of transit options in the area it is implemented first. Do it the other way around and you will just piss everybody off.
Bring back Trams! They were so cool. Until then maybe get better more modern international standard buses which have exclusive lanes and traffic priority. Also bike lanes 🤲
Totally agree! Trolleys < buses every time.
I just recently learned that LA used to have the world's biggest tram or streetcar network in the early 20th century.
@@antonnurwald5700 True, StL was a close second though. ;]
LA has had a strong car culture but hopefully more people see the importance of public transportation.
@1:56 the scooter driving by all the traffic. - Smart. Ways. To Live.
Angelinos are basically offended if you suggest the ride a bus. It's wacky.
Being the total LA stereotype that I have become, I've been puttering at the coffee shop working on a screenplay. In it, the main character is a time traveler from the apocalyptic future who comes back to the present. Her number one dream is to save up enough money to get a bus pass so she can ride in a "giant vehicle" that was stuff of legend in her time. So far, nobody who has read it thinks it makes any sense, ha ha.
I think its the fact the bus sucks. You got no real personal space, there is the risk of nasty people or conditions being there, and you're on someone else's schedule.
Its a truism everywhere in the US
Transit in LA has a really bad safety reputation and it is pretty true. My wife under no circumstances would take the bus by herself and I don’t blame her.
It seems like you could also use some separated bike lanes, that painted bike lane looks kind of terrifying. Considering the weather and relative flatness I would expect biking to be a good option for the area, with better infrastructure.
Maybe less frightening if the cars barely move. :)
@@jiecut that is a good point , although I wonder then why there appears to be so few bikes in the bike lane. Perhaps the intersections are the main problem.
LA and a lot of southern CA could be a biking paradise if they would bother with the infrastructure for it.
It's interesting to see how public transport works in other countries. In the UK buses also have priority lanes which regular cars can't use.
1:42 I feel similarly with my daily commute where I drive to a transit center then park and ride a bus. Technically, it “adds” about 15 minutes to a 30ish minute commute, but to me it gives me back 30 minutes each way from a physically and mentally tasking chore. I already spend time each day reading articles and emails; I may as well combine that with the commute. Even on days where I listen to music and stare out the window, that’s quality introvert quiet/reflective time that I wouldn’t get while driving.
These videos are amazing, man. I'm from Chicago and live in LA, and I walk and take the train / bus everywhere,. All of your videos have spoken to my soul lol. Please keep em coming.
Agree with everything except:
-Congestion pricing being unfair to low-income people -> a flat tax might be more unfair in LA than in Sthlm, but that's why you should apply different rates depending on your income like Citynerd suggests + reinvest all of the congestion tax into public/sustainable transport
-Bus lanes are good as a first measure, but you should aim higher in the long run -> use the congestion tax not only to build back mostly grade-separated trams on some corridors and fully grade-separated trains on others, but also to take away all those parking spots along stroads and give that space back to pedestrians and/or protected bike infra
Cheers from Stockholm, thanks for the great video!
/jnt
Giant leaps forward with every video, Nimesh! Can't wait for the next one.
I love using the public transit in LA to bet around and I can put up with traffic if I have to. The only thing I have an issue with is how dangerous it has become. I’ve been yelled at, pushed etc. and it got to a point where I wanna buy a car because I get insane anxiety having to use the train (red line). I can’t really afford a car if I’m being honest but I’m ready to eat less just so I can avoid the subway. There’s too many crackheads who use the trains to smoke meth or shoot up heroine. I think that’s another huge reason why ppl will pay any gas prices just so they don’t have to use the public transit.
In Russia, the Moscow metro is very prestigious with its clean and beautiful stations. I think it's because the Soviet Union wanted to make Moscow very impressive.
I was a dedicated subway taker when I lived in North Hollywood. I’d walk to the Red Line and take it to Downtown and be there in 20 minutes. If they expanded the subway in LA it would answer A LOT of traffic issues, and then add dedicated bus lanes like the Orange Line in the valley. It cuts so much time as well as pollution
This video is fantastic! I really appreciate you getting the message out about the poor situation in LA, and I hope that you are able to make a legit impact on the city with this channel. The more people who learn about and understand transit, the better we can make our cities in the long run.
Cheers!
Problem: thru traffic blocking the intersection. I promise it makes everything worse. We have the same problem here in Hawaii, which depending on who you ask, has the worst traffic in the US. At EVERY intersection they have to put a sign reminding everyone to not block. But hey! Important people have important business, and important placed to be. I have driven in every major city in the US. Trust me, LA is far from the worst.
Did you watch Not Just Bikes's last video? :)
That's where you need proper enforcement. Get traffic cops to ticket anyone blocking the box, the revenue goes right to the city. Drivers will learn real quick. And to be fair, this is needed for bus lanes too. I can't tell you how many times I've seen people in Baltimore use the bus lanes on North Ave as passing lanes. Because there's no one to stop them but one's own self of shame right now. We need a lot more bus lanes but we also need municipalities to commit to enforcing them.
I regularly take Metro buses down Colorado Blvd in old town Pasadena, and the traffic is so slow that sometimes I can hop off the bus, walk a couple blocks, and catch a transfer to another bus that had already passed. Another vote in favor of dedicated bus lanes here!
Crazy story...I had issues with anxiety for a long time. It developed into pretty bad OCD and went into paranoid delusions sometimes. I was still functional, and my therapist suggested I start taking the bus to work.
Within a couple months my issues had come down to a much more manageable level, and I was able to tackle the smaller stuff to get back down to good baseline mental health. Driving quite literally drove me insane.
It’s the same in Nashville. Traffic congestion is so high that I would rather take the bus and take a nap than drive around Nashville in my own personal car.
With its near-perfect year round weather, LA should have the best bike infrastructure in the world. (Edit, I just checked out the rest of your channel and saw that you have an entire video on exactly that. Cool)
Drought isn't perfect man
You already have BRT in LA. The Orange and Silver Lines which use dedicated bus lanes. The Orange goes between North Hollywood and Chatsworth.
I envision a time when all doctors will be able to take the buses without their motives being questioned.
real, small steps such as BRT can be a massive aid for a lot of people and will eventually increase demand for public transport service
The dedicated bus infrastructure in London is so cool. My favorite is north of Elephant and Castle, they have a dedicated bus lane that goes in the opposite direction on a 1-way street and offers a routing a car could never do! All while entering a congestion pricing zone!
Also it's nice to see others in medicine interested in how transit impacts health and and healthcare.
BRT seems like the way of the future for US transit, if done correctly. Florida got its first truly BRT in St. Petersburg, called the SunRunner, that connects downtown to the beaches with 15 min headways. It seems to have positive feedback from users since its launch too! LA desperately needs BRT to reduce congestion along a few other corridors that aren't aligned with the metro lines.
Wow. The algorithm blesses me today with recommending this. You have an AWESOME style and I can't wait to see more.
Thanks for sharing some common sense! Another video says that in a few weeks, Culver City's current city council is trying to vote to get rid of priority lanes for busses and bikes to "ease traffic". The lanes were just added a few years ago with the help of some far sighted council members. Hope people can let some of the current dumb culver city city council know that we do not want to give those lanes back to car traffic.
This video deserves so many more views! Well done man! 😊
I think you have a good point that car incentives/disincentives do little to fix traffic when the existing infrastructure for things like transit and biking are underdeveloped.
If you ever run for public office, you’ve got my vote
Thank you so much for making these videos, and I love your perspective on the effect of car-centric urban planning on health! I am also a physician (practicing in Nashville) and it is appalling to see how much healthcare is disrupted for people who don't have a car, can't drive one, can't afford gas, miss appointments due to traffic jams/wrecks, or lose access to a car midway through a long treatment course. I love researching and learning about new treatment options, but the benefit is significantly dampened when so many are "lost to follow-up" due to lack of access. Also, I love your sense of humor!
Love your content. I used to live in Hollywood and commute down to Century City so I was very familiar with the Santa Monica traffic pain. I actually made the switch to bus despite the fact that I have to walk close to 1 hour roundtrip (20 minutes in Hollywood and 10 minutes in Century City) because I would be so drained from work and traffic that I often didn't have energy to properly cook or go to the gym by the time I got home. There were definitely times in traffic where I thought "there could be a light rail or BRT here."
Thankfully I was hybrid and only had to go in twice a day, but I still longed for more efficient public transit.
Bro I love your channel, keep it up 💪🏾
Discovered your channel today, and have watched each of your videos twice. You absolutely rock, and are fighting the good fight.
I live in Melbourne, Australia, where there's a decent framework of public transit and cycling infrastructure, but a lot of gaps to still be filled in. Really appreciate you noting the health benefits/implications of vehicle transit, and looking forward to future videos.
I need to comment because I assumed this amazingly crafted video was produced by a one of those big production team channels. You will gain a following sir don't even stress that's a promise.
went to LA for the first time a couple of weeks ago and the fact the city needs more bus lanes was PAINFULLY obvious (especially the one time I found myself on the 720 bus at 5:30pm) (as a tourist I was mostly able to avoid rush hour though, and then the buses were mostly fine)
LA built crazy wide streets everywhere so they could do a real-deal BRT system with ease!
Thanks for everything, Nimesh. Love the channel & super happy to see new content like this popping up all over - especially in California. Awesome video!
Yes! As an epileptic I get picked on for not being able to drive to work here in suburbia. It really sucks.
Hang in there. Be strong. I really admire you.
I see a lot of car-brained takes about how some people with physical disabilities rely on cars for transportation, so therefore it's ableist to de-emphasize car travel in favor of public transit. I want to ask them, how about the blind? The elderly? Those with epilepsy like yourself? Prioritizing cars over everything else is the most ableist way we could do things! People will find any excuse to pretend their preferences are noble instead of selfish.
The production quality of your videos is insane.
Still blows my mind. I grew up in Paris and Zürich and we've never needed a car for anything inside of a city, it's crazy that popular city like LA has such horrible public transit. I remember I went there for 7 days for a 3 day conference and decided to spend the last 4 days inside the hotel since getting around was so horrible.
Excellent Video! As an Urban Planner, I appreciate your in-depth knowledge in planning and provide the health benefits from a Doctor's perspective!
Holy shit that bike lane at the end was insane!! If that was protected and not just a painted gutter there'd be tons of people riding that! If that's not already a part of a larger network (continuation from intersections and the ability to reach destinations from there) then it wouldn't be super useful but it's a start. Great video by the way man, I've subscribed and look forward to seeing more from you! Always love urbanism content
What's amazing is that you have so much space on your roads to dedicate a specific line for bus only.
Great video, Nimesh! I always take Metro and other agencies to work and school every week, and although I rarely come across traffic (since I'm outside LA's city limits) seeing major LA streets not having dedicated lanes is an absolute joke.
Got to experience the bus only streets in brooklyn and it was an incredibly smooth experience! Definitely the next step for LA to increase public transport usage and lower traffic
Great video! I’m saving this one to share. It seems like such a shame that a city with such stable weather year round doesn’t have more separated safe bike infrastructure as well. So much potential for improvement.
Wow, your video is not only super informative, but it's edited so well. Keep up the great work!
i love that you say "dignified" many public transport planners forget that if you want people who can afford cars to use public transport you must make it dignified! i would even be for increasing prices for public transportation to turn it from a poor mans transportation to an everyone's transportation. if someone are need monetary subsidies to ride transportation i would support subsidies for them specifically. i live in an area with good public transportation and most of the time i would rather take mass transit even though i can take car/Taxi because it can be way more convenient and not only because im caring for the environment.
I literally do this in Korea. If I ever need to go to Seoul, I don't bother taking my car cause there's always traffic like LA, and parking in Seoul is a nightmare. There are dedicated bus lanes, and the subways will get you where you need to go quickly! Wish we could have more infrastructure like this in the US outside of the few cities that do have it.
Hi,
this is a comment for the algorithm and to say that this is a great video 80% on the problem and then 10% on the proposed solution and 10% saying go watch this better video which is an entry point into the rabbit hole of videos on horrid north american street design. I loved the formatting and the editing, particularly the bit with your channel name on the bus. however I don't suggest uploading in the middle of the night when no one is awake, yes i'm awake but, I'm not your target audience, I'm not in LA. I suggest uploading around 5PM pst on weekdays so that people either watch this at work within the last 10 minutes when their doing nothing or see it when they get home, either way, your video being seen in the proximity of them having to deal with the problem you pointed out will heavily boost your exposure, points if you upload in the first half or middle of the week because then they are thinking of this all week during their commute.
I gotta say for a town not regarded well for mass transit, those buses look really nice. Like they even sound modern and sleek instead of rumbling worse than a truck and like a piece is about to fall off any second.
Yes! This is one thing I wanted to get across but couldn't find anywhere in my script to include it, so I hoped the visuals would do it justice. The buses in LA are actually clean and nice (though don't be fooled, they are still a little loud). The rail, on the other hand, is luck of the draw if you'll have a clean experience, but it is generally quiet.
I'm very much appreciating your work! You're an inspiration for me to start my own channel about transportation in socal!
Great video. Congestion pricing can work if it funds public transportation. This is what London did. Use it to pay for trains
The next great in the pantheon of urbanist youtubers. Our numbers grow
Great video! Can’t wait to follow along with your future videos. I live in San Francisco and am a big public transit nerd.
i dont even live in the u.s or plan to visit but u right, public transport should be prioritized, increased and fixed
You remind me of my Japanese language Sensei. When I was a student at LA City College, there'd be times I would see him getting off the Red Line on the way to class.
As an avid bus rider since the RTD (AKA "Rough, Tough & Dangerous"), one thing I've noticed is that you see a lot more places riding the bus than a car. Drivers are more focused on getting to their destination while riders get to enjoy the "scenic route" on the way
Ley's face facts and realize the we live in dumb country that would rather selfishly pump co2 into the atmosphere than think about the young and those yet to be born
great video overall. East-West routes in and out of West LA are truly atrocious. I was lucky in grad school to go on a North-South route during my commute to-from UCLA, which, while congested, was not nearly as much of a disaster as East-West and was much more pleasant and relatively quick by well-served bus lines. It would've been nice, however, if you acknowledged some progress on transit along some of these East-West corridors. This includes bus-only lanes on Wilshire, and more recently Venice Blvd, despite heavy push back from many drivers. Along with Santa Monica Blvd (which is the most highlighted route in your video as it's the one that still doesn't have a bus-only lane), Venice and Wilshire are the most important East-West arterial roads serving the Westside. I'd certainly love to see Santa Monica Blvd get the same treatment.
And, granted, many of the bus-only segments on Venice and Wishire are just that: segments that don't last the entire length of the congested roads. Furthermore, they kind of only go half way with some of these "bus-only" lanes, often not being truly separated by the rest of traffic and only bus-only during rush hour, but it's way better than nothing. I believe Venice Blvd at least is still actively (as in, literally currently working on) expanding the bus-only segments.
Your video quality is miles ahead of the usual early channels! Looking forward to more. Maybe some thoughts on the South Bay and suburbs too!
Thanks for the really high quality videos which are based on knowledge not bs. Keep up the good wor!
That bike ride at the end was satisfyingly smooth. Great video!
Dude, that bike ride at the end looks dangerous as hell
I love the health perspective on urbanism. Not sure if it’s full video worthy but I’d like to see you talk about how car centrism affects medical education. Many programs are impossible without a car.
Love this channel! Good for you putting all this effort into advocacy while being a doctor!
On a related note, LA getting the Olympics does seem to have spurred them on towards finally getting some additions to their metro rail system.😁
Wonderful video! I also appreciate the inclusion of the Speed bus jump at the end lol. I'm also in West LA, but I commute to DTLA for work on my in-office days. I take the Expo line, transfer at 7th/Metro, and then ride the red or purple (just the red right now due to testing for the purple line extension) to Union Station. All in all, it takes roughly 60-70 minutes to go from home to work. It would be faster to drive most days (often not by that much, though), but not needing to deal with the headache and cost associated with parking is a huge benefit. I can use the trip to get some extra sleep or read a book instead of needing to focus on the rear bumper of the car in front of me. I've also been biking more to places like the store or the gym, but the infrastructure really isn't there for it. I almost always end up needing to bike in traffic, which is... unpleasant, to say the least. I really believe that we're heading in the right direction on all of this, but being an "early adopter" can be painful, as I'm sure you know.
In Korea, their is a designated bus lane because buses are really great transportation for people who don’t drive cars and mainly walk around. In LA I feel like buses need more time schedules so that it will come earlier or have multiple buses available.
in early 2022 I started biking to work in south San Jose. On my way back, there was a 4 mile stretch of road where I'd blow past all the cars on the road. Nothing feels better than beating cars on their turf.
Quality's improving fast, doc!
I agree with most of this video, but there's more to it than traffic. According to Google Maps, the drive right now from my house to my old workplace is currently 16 minutes. The same trip by bus is nearly two hours. I've seen similar results when checking other possible routes as well. This says to me that there are significant deficiencies in the way bus routes and services in the LA area are planned, especially in outlying middle class areas where public transit is neglected because it's just assumed that everybody will drive and there's not enough traffic to get people crying for alternatives.
Personally I'm unlikely to ever give up my vehicle, the access it gives me to outdoor spaces, the ability to shop at places like Costco or pick up my own DIY supplies, the ability to road trip to far-flung destinations, and so on are way too critical to me, but I've also spent time in Europe and Japan and loved being able to commute by safe, reliable public transit there. If a solution could be found where my own vehicle could be saved for those once or twice a week special purposes while my everyday commuting and errands could be handled on public transit I'd absolutely take advantage of it.
You sound like you're disagreeing with my position, but if your goal is "my own vehicle could be saved for those once or twice a week special purposes while my everyday commuting and errands could be handled on public transit I'd absolutely take advantage of it" then there is no disagreement here.
In my previous video about bike lanes, I even mention how it's fun to carpool to the beach or go on road trips to state parks. I guess I need to include that in every single one of my future videos so people don't misunderstand what I'm trying to say.
@@nimeshinlosangeles Oh, yeah, I didn't even really mean that to be a disagreement, more of just an additional point on top of the ones you made. I guess the second paragraph was more for context on where I stand in the whole debate since people tend to get really worked up and make assumptions in these comment sections.
3:32 Motorcycles for the win!
Great video. Looks like the bus lanes may have worked for San Francisco, but clearly they failed in Culver City. You want them extended all the way through west LA too? It's gonna make traffic 100x worse.
Hey Nimesh,
Great video keep up the good urbanism activism! :]
That being said… I feel that a BRT (which shouldn’t even be a term. All buses should have fast frequent service to nice stops as a given, so using this term is actually counterproductive because it implies the service we see rn in most of the U.S. is sometimes acceptable; it’s not.) is never going to spur density and will have a harder time converting drivers to riders because the ride experience is pretty similar to driving. Plus the whole reason why developers invest around rail lines is because they likely aren’t going anywhere anytime soon.
Not to mention how much more efficient (and quieter) trolleys are compared to electric buses. In America we are so far behind on passenger rail I feel we should invest all money into that for the next few decades; THEN we can improve last mile connections (connector buses, bike/ped trails, etc.) AFTER we’ve made rail travel viable again.
great video, underrated channel
Engagement engagement engagement! More peoople need ot see this kind of thing.
Keep up the good work Nimesh!
Thanks for making this video! As a premedical student, I aspire to be a doc like you haha, and pls keep advocating for transit!!
Decades ago the congested traffic in Geneva, Switzerland was like that too. They introduced bus lanes forbidden for cars. You could get into the city centre without getting enraged by the stop and go.
(Don’t know how they are doing now)
Is why I love motorized bikes/skatebaord/scooter. But of course we got to wear a full gear to protect ourselves from uncaring drivers.
So glad I don’t live in LA anymore. It’s just too bad that most of Sacramento’s car dependent suburban cities are looking to copy LA instead of places like Davis (for bike) or SF (for transit). We need a metro, some light rail and/or streetcars, and lots of bus lanes and BRT. Don’t see that happening anytime soon, especially when SacRT keeps complaining that they receive “5 times less” in funding than their counterparts (I really wish someone would challenge that, their constant repetition of it makes me think they’re hiding something).
Btw, I think I counted 23 times traffic wasn’t moving at a green light.
HI Nimesh, great analysis of traffic gridlock and how it effect everyone's lives. It's hard, but on the way for the better, for Los Angeles to have just as good public transportation as New York City. It's even harder in Jacksonville, Florida to even accept a light rail or commuter rail system other than Amtrak. Would love to see Brightline to reach Jacksonville in the future. The bus system got better, but could be even better. Still needs to cover more land area and improve frequently better to the public's liking.
But what about someone like me? Who doesn't think poor people deserve any convenience. Who's out there thinking on my behalf huh?
You’ve earned yourself a fellow Angelino subscriber. Great job!
We need this in Chicago as well😭😭 Average bus speed is 10mph which is shameful
One thing I like to add as an pharmacist the route from la to santa monica is awful, awlays traffic and it takes about 1 hour! Sometimes I regret working nearby there but its the only few places I like working!
Your channel is getting hot
Keep it going!! Giving me vibes of Alton Brown’s Good Eats i watched as a kid
That is quite the compliment!
hey I mean at least the Wilshore subway is finally almost open soon
I'm not really sure what can be done about Santa Monica Blvd, after the Westwood/Beverly Hills (going east) border is certainly not a six-lane arterial like Van Ness in SF. From the West Hollywood border at La Brea going east it's even worse, some places there is not even room for two traffic lanes, a turn lane and parking. I assume that's why there are no rush hour "anti-gridlock" zones as there are on Sunset Blvd through Central LA (and many other arterial streets in LA).
Nope - the reason why the LA portion of Santa Monica is free of "anti-gridlock" zones is because it's technically a State Highway (CA 2). While it's managed by LADOT, they have to follow the guidelines set by CalTrans, who tend to be rather backwards on such things. This is the same reason SF couldn't just paint red bus lanes on Van Ness like they did with the much busier Geary Ave: the latter is (jurisdictionally) just a city street, while the former is technically a state highway (US 101), despite both being qualitatively the same.
The reality is that there's no way to make a road like Santa Monica work for everyone: you have to pick losers and winners. In any sane world, single-occupancy vehicles should be the losers, and we could TOTALLY make even the most narrow parts of Santa Monica work for transit if we really wanted to. But, that would require things like banning left turns, removing all street parking, and reducing the amount of non-transit-only lanes in some areas. No politician with an election to worry about would ever agree to that.
I can give you the solution. In istanbul there is a traffic you can't imagine, even though unlimited ways of public transportations. Countless metro lines, boat lines, buses, special buses, buses with special roads, different kinds of metros, 3 bridges between europe and asia, 1 tube under the see between europe and asia and more. Istanbul is dense, everyone working 8to6. In LA you need to create special bus lanes. In the rush hours, like 4-7, yellow painted middle lanes. most left for the both sides (meets the middle), should be only allowed to buses. You can use fences like istanbul if you use like a metrobus, a type of bus that had its own lane. but in LA, maybe applying only rush hour special lane will be better fit. So imagine, normal people like you, who works. Just can prefer the public transportation because of the time and comfort. In europe we don't drive to work, we either use public t, or we drive near to metro station etc then use public, or we use company's private buses for the employees.
In my city there are stoplights where the bus lane is restricted to any other vehicle. It turns white for the bus and it goes and it switches quickly and the cycle continues.
Buses work wonders, provided they don't get stuck in the same traffic as cars do.
Here in Holland, there are dedicated paths for buses in, say, business parks that are completely seperate from the regular car traffic, preventing them from getting stuck in a traffic jam. Yes indeed, a good public transit system makes going from A to B more efficient than a car.
2:07 It's exactly the same in El Salvador! (except not everyone takes out the cellphone)